Krishna Chaitanya Reddy Katta (KC)

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Director Talent Acquisition at Nium

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Overview

Krishna Chaitanya is the Director of Talent Acquisition at Nium, with over 13 years of experience scaling engineering and product teams. His career includes senior recruiting roles at Uber, Microsoft, and Amazon, focusing on the fintech and e-commerce sectors. He holds a PGDHRM from Symbiosis and a BE from Siddaganga Institute of Technology.

Colleagues and candidates consistently praise him for being passionate, professional, and intelligent. They highlight his dedication to guiding individuals through the recruitment process, ensuring a positive experience rather than just filling a position.

He won a global "Customer Obsession Award" at Microsoft for building three new security and web application teams from the ground up in a single quarter.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Achievement-Oriented

Values Relationships

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They like to keep things under control. If they come to believe in your value proposition, they will be your champion.

Topics They Care About

Scaling Tech Teams
His entire career at Nium, Uber, Microsoft, and Amazon has been dedicated to recruiting top-tier talent to rapidly scale engineering and product organizations.
Fintech & Payments
He specializes in finding talent for the fintech and payments domain, currently leading hiring for Nium, a global leader in modern money movement.
Senior Leadership Hiring
He consistently focuses on sourcing and hiring for senior and leadership roles, including Staff Engineers, Principal Product Managers, and Engineering Directors.

Media Appearances

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Work History

4-2023
Director Talent Acquisition at Nium
4-2022 - 4-2023
Recruiting Manager at Uber
1-2020 - 4-2022
Principal Technical Recruiter at Uber
12-2016 - 1-2020
Sr Talent Acquistion Specialist - Asia Engineering at Microsoft
2016 - 2017
Recruiter II at Amazon

Education

2006 - 2008
PGDHRM from Symbiosis ( SCDL - POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (PGDHRM)
2000 - 2004
BE from Siddaganga Institute of Technology ( SIT - Tumkur )

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Insights For Selling To Krishna Chaitanya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t force involvement of other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Krishna Chaitanya is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Krishna Chaitanya

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Krishna Chaitanya move?

  • If you earn their trust and they develop faith in the product, they can make decisions quickly.
  • Can Krishna Chaitanya take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Krishna Chaitanya

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